Find & Apply For Youth Counselor / Worker Jobs in Olla, Louisiana

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Review details background file, conduct personal interview and test as necessary to analyze and recommend a program for each assigned offender. Initiate and maintain individual personal social development (PSD) folder on each assigned offender. Provide direct aid and counseling to offenders with personal needs or problems, i.e., sickness, injury, family problems, etc. Provide continuous educational, vocational, personal and social adjustment counseling on an individual and group basis. Recommend necessary program modifications throughout each assigned inmate's stay. Conduct continuous interpretation and evaluation of progress in offender's specific development program. Coordinate problem cases and point out areas in which guidance and development techniques can be improved. Maintain documentation and records. Utilize new concepts and approaches; recommend and conduct training sessions and conferences to develop greater proficiency among staff in areas of guidance and social adjustment. Recommended medical or psychiatric evaluation for emotional or psychological problems. Evaluate results and take remedial action as warranted. Assist in the evaluation of facility services for offenders and recommend modification for improvement. Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed. Maintain accountability of offenders and property; adhere to safety practices.

Pay:

15.00 an hour

Facility:

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